WARE, Ill. (WSIL) -- UPDATE: State Route 146 West is back open as of 9:51 a.m.
ORIGINAL: 8:40 a.m. - A section of highway is closed for most of the day due a train blocking the road.
Authorities in Union County alerted the public at 8:36 a.m. on April 11, informing them about a train blocking State Route 146 in Ware.
Because the train is blocking traffic on the roadway, authorities said State Route 146 west will be closed until roughly 5 p.m. on Friday.
County officials inform motorists to find an alternative route around this area until the roadway is back open.